There is no recipe for our yearly workshop programme, rather it is a puzzle that requires a lot of thinking and discussion!
We want to offer a cornucopia of experiences for beginners, advanced, throwers, hand builders, raku, jewellery, sculpture and paperclay freaks, wood- and soda firers.
Our circle of friends and fellow ceramicists is an inexhaustible inspiration for new or old topics to offer.
Various needs have to be met so that the elaboration of the final programme with as many as 26 different workshops, complete with a meaningful description and images lasts all through the year.
When finally the programme is on – line, we are ready for a toast!Check it out and let us know your thoughts. We are open to your suggestions!

Are you a ceramist, but your friends do not share your passion ? Would you like to dedicate yourself entirely to ceramics during your holidays, but your partner snorts ? Let’s face it! We have developed a ceramic course, fascinating for both, potters and relatives. During Easter vacation, six days of spring in Tuscany!
We will make a book, chore approachable by anyone because done with the use of plaster molds . It is going to be a DIARY, on which clay pages we will print personal stories, using an ancient, sophisticated and surprising technique: Screen print. Each participant will be invited to bring a small collection of writings or images, with which to create an artifact that echoes emotions . The potter takes hold of a technique that opens vast horizons for the decoration of functional objects and equally well for panels or jewelry, the beginner will create an artistic object and learn a versatile technique that can be applied also on other media.
Briefly on silkscreen print: This ancient technique comes from China. In Europe it has been widely used since its introduction in the early 1900s on a variety of surfaces, including textiles, ceramics , wood, stone.

Juliet and Romeo (or Romea ! )Those who register with a friend or partner will pay a discounted price of 800 € each.

We knew it when we first met Luca seven years ago:, this man would go far!
And indeed, as his fame is growing, recognition arrives, this year at Sofa 2013. His series of Porcelain rings has been awarded a prize by David McFadden curator of MAD ( Museum of Art and Design, New York) http://madmuseum.org Congratulations!

Luca has started to teach at La Meridiana seven years ago. Students love him and his generous teaching and do go home with their creations, but more importantly, with a series set of new techniques and ideas that ignite long lasting inspiration.
Topics taught over the years include raku and pit firing techniques, crystalline glazes, paperclay, jewellery and most recently a course designed to learn a load of surface techniques, thoroughly developed by Luca for use on functional or abstract ware, sculpture and jewellery.